Conference/Workshop

Disseminating the project activities and findings at relevant academic conferences and workshops is one of the project objectives. Recent dissemination activities by the participating institutes are listed below. 

2018

UNU-IAS organized UNU-IAS Session on Persistent Organic Pollutants Monitoring and Management at the 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry (May 24, 2018 in Okinawa, Japan) 

Science-Policy interface for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related international sustainability processes

Mario Tabucanon
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Analytical Methods for Monitoring POPs and Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Tetsuo Iida1, Hideaki Murata2, Taku Tsukamoto1, Tadahiro Takahashi3, Kiyohiko Watanabe4, Satoshi Yamaki5
1 Global Application Development center, Shimadzu Corporation, Japan,2 Global Marketing Department Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation, Japan,3 AMC Department Testing & Analysis Division, Shimadzu Techno-Research, INC., Japan, 4 Chemical R&D Group, Analytical Research Center, Environment Division, Shimadzu Techno-Research, INC., Japan,5 Shimadzu China MS center, Shimadzu (China) Co., LTD. Beijing Branch, China
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Perfluorinated compounds in biota from a coastal industrial area of Ningbo, China

Chaofei Zhu,Jing Guo,Yeru Huang
National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurements, China
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in Indian Environment

Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy, Vimalkumar K, Patil Nikhil Nishikant, Arun E, Poopal RK
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

The Dynamics of Perfluorinated Compounds in Water and Sediment of Rawa Pening Lake, Indonesia

Sri Juari Santosa1, Pratyangga Surya Dyaninggar1, Ihsanuddin1, Rosalin R. Salindeho2
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2 Directorate for Hazardous and Toxic Substances Management, Ministry of Environmental and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in major rivers and nearby coastal areas in Korea

Hyeonseo Cho, Mai Duc Hung
Department of Environmental Oceanography, Chonnam National University
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Monitoring of Perflourinated Chemicals (PFCs) in Selangor and Langat River Basin, Malaysia.

Didi Erwandi Mohamad Haron1, Mohd Redzuan Ramli2, Emmy Dayana Ahmad1, Mustafa Ali Mohd1, Minoru Yoneda2
1 Shimadzu-UM Centre for Xenobiotic Studies (SUCXeS), Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2 Environmental Risk Analysis, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Monitoring of Per Fluorinated Compounds in Surface Water Bodies of Pakistan

Saiqa Imran, Lubna N. Bukhari, Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad, Pakistan
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

A Glimpse of the Occurrence of PFCs in the Philippine Environment

Charita S. Kwan,Kristine O. Manalang,Jannelle O. Cristobal,Vergel G. Vlenzuela
Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds in Singapore Waters and Sediments

Hian Kee Lee1, 2, Sze Chieh Tan1, 2, Muhammad Shahbaz s/o Iftikharezamana1, Tuty Norashikin Binte Suhaiemia1
1 Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 2 National University of Singapore, Environmental Research Institute
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in Aquatic Environment of Thailand

Ruchaya Boonyatumanond, Methawaj Rungsiriworapong, Sunithra Thongkleng
Environmental Research and Training Center 1 Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Thailand
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

Occurrence of Perfluorinated compounds in environmental media of a craft village which produce recycling paper in a Bac Ninh province, Vietnam

Pham Hung Viet, Duong Hong Anh, Le Huu Tuyen, Phan Dinh Quang, Phung Thi Vy, Truong Thi Kim, Nguyen Thi Quynh, Nguyen Thuy Ngoc
Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), Vietnam National University – Hanoi University of Science (VNU-HUS)
The 27th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

2017

Toward a Sustainable Global Future - Strategic Approach of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Overview of Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the Asian Coastal Hydrosphere Project

Masatoshi Morita,Ph.D., Project Adviser
United Nations University Institute for Advanced Study of Sustainability, Project adviser
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Science-Policy Interface: The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Monitoring and Management in Asia Project

Prof. Dr. Mario Tabucanon
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
PACCON 2017, Thailand

UNU-Shimadzu program and global monitoring plan (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention

Prof. Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Rapid analytical method for perfluorinated compounds in bottom sediments and biota using LC/MS/MS

Tetsuo Iida1, Taku Tsukamoto1, Tadahiro Takahashi2, Kiyohiko Watanabe2 and Satoshi Yamaki3
1 Shimadzu Corporation, Japan 2 Shimadzu Techno-Research, INC., Japan 3 Shimadzu China MS Center, Shimadzu (China) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch, China
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Perfluorinated compounds n a coastal industrial area of Ningbo, China

Jung Guo, Linjin Liu, Liang Dong and Yeru Huang
National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurements, China
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in Indian rivers and human health risk assessment

Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy, S. Krishna Kumar, Nikhil Nishikant Patil, K. Vimalkumar, E. Arun
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, India
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Review on the current status of POPs in Indonesia

Sri Juari Santosa
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in waters, sediment and biota in Korea

Hyeon-Seo Cho, Nguyen Hoang Lam, Kang-Hyeon Lee, Hui-Ho Jeong, Mai Duc Hung
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) in Selandor and Langat River Basin, Malaysia

Mustafa Ali Mohd1, Mohd Redzuann Ramli1,2, Emmy Dayana Ahmad1, Didi Erwandi Mohamad Haron1, and Minoru Yoneda2
1 Shimadzu-UMMC Centre for Xenobiotic Studies (SUCXeS), Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 2 Environmental Risk Analysis, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering , Kyoto University, Japan
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds in Surface Water Bodies of Pakistan

Saiqa Imran, Shakeel Badshah, Lubna N. Bukhari, Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad, Pakistan
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Initial Assessment of PFCs Inputs in Manila Bay and Laguna Lake, Philippines

Charita S. Kwan, Kristine O. Manalang, Jannelle O. Cristobal and Vergel G. Valenzuela
Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds in Singapore Environmental Waters

Shalene Xue Lin Goh1, 2, Suresh s/o Krishnasamy1 and Hian Kee Lee1,2
1 Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 2 National University of Singapore, Environmental Research Institute
PACCON 2017, Thailand

Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in Surface Water, Sediment and Biota Samples in the Environment of Thailand

Noppavut Pravat1, 2, Solos Khankrua2, 3, Ruchaya Boonyatumanond1, 3
1 National Institute of Dioxin (Thailand), Metropolis, Thailand, 2 Environmental Research and Training Centre, Metropolis, Thailand, 3 Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand

Perfluorinated compounds in surface water, sediment and fish from two large lakes in Hanoi, Vietnam

Pham Hung Viet, Duong Hong Anh, Le Huu Tuyen, Phan Dinh Quang, Phung Thi Vy, Tran Thi Mai and Nguen Thuy Ngoc Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), Vietnam National University – Hanoi University of Science (VNU-HUS)

2016

Monitoring and Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Asia: Monitoring of PCBs and PBDEs in environmental water and sediments of Asian Region and Capacity Development for Analysis of Environmental Chemicals

Mario Tabucanon1, Eiko Ishikawa (Takashita)1, Masatoshi Morita2, Yasuyuki Shibata3, Atsuro Ueyanagi4, Katsuhiro Nakagawa4, Kei Machida4
1 United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), 2 Ehime University, Faculty of Agriculture, 3 National Institute for Environmental Studies, 4 Shimadzu Corporation
The 9th International PCB Workshop, Japan

Monitoring and Management of POPs in Asia - Monitoring of Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) in environmental water of the Asian Region

Mario Tabucanon1, Eiko Takashita1, Masatoshi Morita2, Yasuyuki Shibata3, Atsuro Ueyanagi4, Hideaki Murata4, Kei Machida4
1 UNU-IAS, 2 Ehime University, Faculty of Agriculture, 3 National Institute for Environmental Studies, 4 Shimadzu Corporation
The 25th Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Japan

2015

Isomer-specific accumulation of airborne perfluorinated compounds in camphor (cinnamomum camphora) tree bark 

LIU Jinlin
National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurement, China
DIOXIN 2015, Brazil

A Preliminary Investigation of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Surface Water from Metropolitan Area and Trade Villages in Vietnam

Pham Hung Viet, Le Huu Tuyen, Duong Hong Anh, Nguyen Thuy Ngoc, Nguyen Thu Huong, Phung Thi Vi
Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), VNU University of Science
International Symposium on Environmental Risk Assessment and Management of POPs/PCBs, Vietnam

2014

Detection of Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) in Surface Water of the Selangor River Basin, Malaysia

Mohd Redzuan RAMLI1, Mustafa ALI  MOHD1, Nik Meriam NIK SULAIMAN1,  Nobumitsu SAKAI2 , Ayumi HASHIGUCHI2
1 University of Malaya, 2 Kyoto University
The 4th Comprehensive Symposium Risk based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management, Malaysia

Approaches and Capacity Building For Analysis of Environmental Chemicals Focusing on Perfluorinated Compounds Through the UNU-Shimadzu Project

Osamu ITO1, Eiko TAKASHITA1, Masatoshi MORITA2
1Institute for the Advanced Study for Sustainability, United Nations University, 2Center of Advanced Technology for the Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Emerging Chemicals in Aquatic Ecosystems of India: Analytical and Risk Evaluation

Babu Rajendran RAMASWAMY, Krishna Kumar SELVARAJ, Srimurali SAMPATH, Nikhil NISHIKANT PATIL, Vimalkumar KRISHNAMURTHY
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Water From Various Sampling Areas in Korea

Nguyen Hoang LAM, Chon-Rae CHO, Byung-Kyu MIN, Min-Seok JANG, Hyeon-Seo CHO
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Monitoring of Perflourinated Chemicals (PFCs) in Surface Water of Selangor and Langat River Basin

Mohd Redzuan RAMLI1, 2, Mustafa ALI MOHD1, Nik Meriam NIK SULAIMAN2,  Nobumitsu SAKAI1, Ayumi HASHIGUCHI3, Emmy Dayana AHMAD1
1 Shimadzu-UMMC Centre for Xenobiotic Studies (SUCXeS), Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 2 Centre for Separation Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 3 Environmental Risk Analysis, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Perfluoroctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanic Acid (PFOA) in Selected Sites of Surface Water Bodies in Pakistan

Muhammad Aslam TAHIR, Shakeel BADSHAH
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

PFCs in Selected Rivers and Industrial Estates in The Philippines 

Evangeline C. SANTIAGO, Kristine MANALANG
Research and Analytical Services Laboratory, Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Monitoring of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Singapore Surface Waters

Hong ZHANG1, Wen Feng CHUA1, Hian Kee LEE1,2
1 Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 2 National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

The contamination of PFCs on the upper Gulf of Thailand and surrounding industrial estates

Areerat JAKSAKUL, Sunithra THONGKLEING, Ruchaya BOONYATUMANOND
National Institute of Dioxin (Thailand), Department of Environmental Quality Promotion
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

GMP (Global Monitoring Plan) Activities Under The Stockholm Convention

Yasuyuki SHIBATA
National Institute for Environmental Studies
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

Analytical Method For Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in Surface Water Using LC/MS/MS 

Satoshi Yamaki
Shimadzu Corporation
ICAEC 2014, Thailand

2013

Development of a Multimedia Fate Model of Perflourinated Compounds (PFCs) in Sungai Selangor, Malaysia

Mohd Redzuan RAMLI1, Mustafa ALI MOHD1, Nik Meriam NIK SULAIMAN1, Nobumitsu SAKAI2, Minoru YONEDA2
1 University of Malaya, 2 Kyoto University
The 3rd Comprehensive Symposium Risk based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management, Japan

GMP under Stockholm Convention on POPs

The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty designed to restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in order to protect human health and the environment from these chemicals. The global monitoring plan (GMP) of POPs was established to evaluate the effectiveness of the Stockholm Convention and to provide a comprehensive framework for the collection of monitoring data on POPs from all regions, compilation of the regional reports and the development of capacity-building activities.

For contribution to the sound management of chemicals and wastes at the global level, the sixth phase of the UNU-IAS Shimadzu Partnership project aims to produce the recommendation based on the project outcomes for the GMP under the Stockholm Convention on POPs. 

The monitoring data of PFOS and PFOA under the sixth phase from China, Korea, Philippines and Thailand have been added to the GMP of the Stockholm Convention Secretariat. The project activities and these approved data have been featured in the 2nd POPs Monitoring Report for Asia and Pacific